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Licensed Real Estate Broker License Requirements

Compare licensed real estate broker licensing requirements across 51 states. See education, exam, cost, and timeline details for each state.

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Requirements by State

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Licensed Real Estate Broker licensing requirements by state
State Education ExamEst. Cost Timeline
Alabama60 hrsAlabama Real Estate Broker Exam (state exam)$4504-8 months
AlaskaN/AN/A$3003-6 months
ArizonaN/AN/AN/A3-6 months
Arkansas60 hrsArkansas Real Estate Broker Exam (state + third-party)$3976-12 months
CaliforniaN/ACalifornia Real Estate Broker Exam (DRE)$4954-8 months
ColoradoSpecific course requiredColorado Real Estate Broker Exam (third-party)N/A3-6 months
Connecticut120 hrsConnecticut Real Estate Broker Exam (state exam)N/A6-12 months
DelawareNo educational requirementsDelaware Real Estate Broker Exam (state exam)N/A3-6 months
District of ColumbiaNo educational requirementsNo exam requiredN/A
Florida72 hrsFlorida Real Estate Broker Exam$4004-8 months
GeorgiaN/AN/AN/A3-6 months
HawaiiSpecific course requiredHawaii Real Estate Broker Exam (PSI Services)N/A6-12 months
Idaho90 hrsIdaho Real Estate Broker Exam (state + national)N/A6-12 months
IllinoisNo educational requirementsIllinois Real Estate Broker Exam (state exam)N/A3-6 months
IndianaNo educational requirementsIndiana Real Estate Broker Exam (commission-administered)N/A4-8 months
IowaSpecific course requiredIowa Real Estate Broker Exam (third-party)N/A3-6 months
KansasSpecific course requiredKansas Real Estate Broker Exam (third-party)N/A3-6 months
Kentucky336 hrsKentucky Real Estate Broker Exam (state exam)$2006-12 months
LouisianaSpecific course requiredLouisiana Real Estate Broker Exam (national testing service)N/A6-12 months
MaineN/AN/AN/A
MarylandN/AN/AN/A
Massachusetts40 hrsMassachusetts Real Estate Broker Exam (state exam)N/A4-6 months
Michigan90 hrsMichigan Real Estate Associate Broker Exam$2506-12 months
MinnesotaN/AN/AN/A
Mississippi120 hrsMississippi Real Estate Broker Exam (national + state)N/A6-12 months
MissouriN/AMissouri Real Estate Broker Exam (commission exam)N/A3-6 months
MontanaNo educational requirementsNo exam requiredN/A
Nebraska180 hrsNebraska Real Estate Broker Exam$5006-12 months
NevadaDegree requiredNevada Real Estate Broker Exam (state + national)$3506-12 months
New Hampshire60 hrsNew Hampshire Real Estate Broker Exam (state exam)N/A6-12 months
New JerseyDegree requiredNew Jersey Real Estate Broker Exam (state exam)N/A4-8 months
New MexicoSpecific course requiredNew Mexico Real Estate Qualifying Broker Exam (state exam)N/A3-6 months
New York120 hrsNew York Real Estate Broker ExamN/A4-8 months
North CarolinaN/ANorth Carolina Real Estate Broker Exam (state exam)N/A4-8 months
North DakotaSpecific course requiredNorth Dakota Real Estate Broker Exam (state + third-party)N/A3-6 months
OhioSpecific course requiredOhio Real Estate Broker Exam (state + third-party)N/A4-8 months
OklahomaSpecific course requiredOklahoma Real Estate Broker Exam (state exam)N/A4-8 months
OregonN/AN/AN/A
PennsylvaniaDegree requiredPennsylvania Real Estate Broker Exam (state exam)N/A4-8 months
Rhode IslandNo educational requirementsRhode Island Real Estate Broker Exam (state exam)N/A4-8 months
South CarolinaN/AN/AN/A
South DakotaN/AN/AN/A
Tennessee120 hrsTennessee Real Estate Broker Exam (third-party, uniform + state)N/A6-12 months
Texas270 hrsTexas Real Estate Broker Exam (Pearson VUE, third-party)$6006-12 months
UtahN/AN/AN/A
VermontSpecific course requiredVermont Real Estate Broker Exam (state + third-party)N/A4-8 months
VirginiaNo educational requirementsVirginia Real Estate Broker Exam (third-party)N/A3-6 months
Washington90 hrsWashington Real Estate Broker Exam (state exam)N/A3-6 months
West VirginiaDegree requiredWest Virginia Real Estate Broker Exam (state exam)N/A
WisconsinNo educational requirementsNo exam requiredN/A
WyomingSpecific course requiredWyoming Real Estate Broker Exam (national + state, AMP)$4004-8 months
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